Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestion: Analysis of Patient Characteristics and Surgical Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Foreign body (FB) ingestion is a common occurrence in children. We aimed to investigate the characteristics of patients hospitalized in the pediatric surgery department for FB ingestion and those requiring surgical treatment.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed pediatric patients admitted to the department of pediatric surgery at a single center for FB ingestion from June 2018 to September 2023. Overall, 35 patients were included.

Results

The median age was 25.0 months (range: 7-204 months), with male predominance. Forty percent (14/35) of patients presented with symptoms at admission, including abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever; ingestion was unwitnessed in 42.9%. The median number of ingested FBs was 2.0 (range: 1-25), with magnets being the

SUBMITTER: Yeon HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12563314 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature